Top 25 Quotes by Bobby McFerrin

It's not that I don't love the song. My songs are like my children: some you want around and some you want to send off to college as soon as possible.

My father was a very disciplined singer who worked hard at his craft, and I was around that growing up.

I do a lot of performing, but don't get a chance to go to the studio and write good music.

I want to write a book of poetry, as well as children's stories.

Part of our responsibility as parents, as adults, is to set examples for children. But we have to like children in order to be really happy fulfilled adults.

I grew up in a time when being a musician and learning to be a musician was actually very wonderful.

Miles Davis turned his back to the audience when he came out on stage, and he offended people. But, he wasn't there to entertain; he was all about the music. I kind of do that.

I don't want anything to get in the way of me and my singing. I want my mind as clear as possible.

I played piano as a kid; I still play a little bit.

Then I left that school and I went to Cerritos College, which was in southern California; they had one of the best big band programs in the country at the time.